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Megalactis comatus

Megalactis comatus

Ardelean & Fautin, 2004

GBIF:155462281

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Western North Pacific

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References(4)

  • 1

    Ardelean, A.; Fautin, D. G. (2004). A new species of the sea anemone Megalactis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria, Actinodendridae) from Taiwan and designation of a neotype for the type species of the genus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 117(4): 488-504

    original description
  • 2

    Daly, M. & Gusmão, L. (2007). The first sea anemone (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from a whale fall. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 41(1-4): 1-11.

    additional source
  • 3

    Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World.

    additional source
  • 4

    den Hartog, J. C. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). As a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms.

    basis of record
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-16.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155462281
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    6472135
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287778
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026